Where does “aggrieve” come from?

aggrieve (English) comes from Middle English agreven, from Old French agrever, from Latin gravāre, from Latin gravis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

aggrieve (English): To cause someone to feel pain or sorrow to; to...

Definitions

  1. To cause someone to feel pain or sorrow to; to...

Ancestry of “aggrieve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishagreven—
2Old Frenchagrever—
3Latingravāre—
4Latingravisheavy; troublesome, hard; grave, serious
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
6Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “aggrieve”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Latin gravis →